WNAM MONITORING: President Ersin Tatar has stated that there is no question of starting negotiations on the Cyprus issue without the reaffirmation of the sovereign equality and equal international status of the Turkish side.
Stating that the stance of the Turkish Cypriot side on this issue is very clear and unambiguous, President Tatar emphasised that there will definitely be no return to negotiations on the federal basis.
President Tatar said: “No one should expect negotiations to start from the point that was left in Crans Montana. The search for a federal solution ended in Crans Montana. There is no common ground for the negotiations to start again on the Cyprus issue. While the fact that there is no common ground is crystal clear, there is no need for a tripartite meeting or any other format.”
The President added that the Greek Cypriot Leader, Nikos Christodoulides, is trying to create a fait accompli, and denied his claims for a tripartite meeting.
